"I suspected as much," Rain said, and then both of them helped each other to return to the capital.
A lot of the warriors began to get up and follow them as well… They were too tired to celebrate, and they lost some good friends there as well, and that was why they didn't feel like celebrating a lot. They finally understood what Rain meant before. Just chasing power wasn't enough. It didn't matter how much power they had if they couldn't protect their friends who watched their backs during the battle…
Before long, Rain found his friends and family exhausted as well in front of the wall, being treated by the people of the city. It seemed that they had the chance to see some of the battle during the night, and the aftermath was even more insane… It was like a sea of corpses and blood had arrived at their doorstep.
"At least they know now what we did and how much they owe us," Rain thought.
